This week, Manitoba celebrated a long weekend known as Terry Fox Day. This icon of vision and determination was born in Winnipeg, but grew up in British Columbia. If you are not familiar with his story, you can find it here. In brief, Terry Fox was a young athlete who had his leg amputated due … Continue reading Are You Like Terry Fox?

Stress seems to be an ever-present companion in our current lives - people might be just tad more short-tempered than usual. It might be a good time to consider taking some steps to alleviate it. The root of the distress we are feeling is our thoughts - we might feel like helpless twigs being rushed … Continue reading 3 Tips for Dealing with Stress

I recently heard Mel Robbins discussing the distinction between guilt and shame, giving of course appropriate credit to Brené Brown, the renowned shame researcher.  I was listening to an audiobook called “Work It Out”, in which Mel coaches women who are having issues in their workplace. Of course, as Mel points out numerous times, there … Continue reading Is it Guilt … or Shame?

Image by Manfred Richter from Pixabay If you felt a sting when you saw this title, please know that it’s directed at myself, as well. When I really started delving into the concept of the fixed mindset, I was quite horrified to find out how much of it applied to me! In the last chapter … Continue reading How to Stop Feeling Entitled

Image by salmerf from Pixabay I’ve been working my way through Carol Dweck’s seminal book Mindset. It explains how people, in general, can have one of two mindsets (or a mixture of the two, we are all complex creatures!) - either a fixed mindset, which assumes that intelligence is a fixed attribute and can never … Continue reading Is Praise Making You Stupid?

Image by ElisaRiva from Pixabay Do you believe that you can develop new talents and abilities, or that what you have is all you’ll ever have in that department? In 2006, the psychologist Carol Dweck took the world by storm with her concept of two kinds of mindset. In a 2012 interview, she described those … Continue reading Why is Mindset So Important?

We all set goals in life - whether they are huge and life-changing, or small and seemingly insignificant. If they are important to us, we make an effort to achieve them. It might be running a certain distance, hitting a business goal, or even staying out of the kids’ treats for a week. So what … Continue reading What Do You Do When You Reach a Goal?

Image by javipolinario from Pixabay Earlier this week, I was very proud of myself. As part of the Couch-to-5K program I am doing for the umpteenth time, I ran 28 minutes without stopping. I’ve had this app for years, and this was the first time I made it past week 6. So what is different … Continue reading How to Expand Your Comfort Zone

We are living in a time that is full of fear. Between the pandemic and its economic effects, and the situation in some major cities in North America, it’s not surprising if you just want to crawl into bed and pull the covers over your head. Believe me, I know. That’s assuming you have the … Continue reading What is the Opposite of Fear?